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In winning the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy earned his 25th career PGA Tour victory, tying Tommy Armour, Johnny Miller and Macdonald Smith for 23rd on the all-time PGA Tour wins list. McIlroy has at least one win in each of his last seven PGA Tour seasons.
IN THIS ISSUE
> TFC Inbox: Is Scottie Scheffler on a hot streak or becoming golf's next transcendent player? | Read
> 'Driver$' podcast: Callaway continues to push the boundaries of equipment marketing | Listen
> 'Golf Innerview' podcast: Caddie Joe LaCava talks golf — and he's got plenty of stories | Listen
> Design Notes: Tom Fazio, Beau Welling to renovate Augusta muni | Read
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What golf record do you believe will never be broken?
Send replies on this question or other topics and questions you would like to have asked to shall@buffalogroupe.com. For a response to be published, you must include your first and last name, along with the city and state of residence.
> Read responses to last week's question.
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Readers of The First Call agree that the two-time Masters champion is already one of the game's elite players, but questions remain as to whether he will become one of the all-time greats
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DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
Callaway continues to push the boundaries of equipment marketing
Jason Finley, of Callaway, joins co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein to discuss his nearly two decade front-row seat of golf product marketing innovation
[Listen | More 'Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry' episodes]
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Caddie Joe LaCava talks golf — and he's got plenty of stories
Longtime looper joins host Ann Liguori to talk about his deep appreciation of working for Fred Couples and Tiger Woods
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
THE MODGOLF PODCAST
Turning a homemade golf game into a global business
Tyler Simmons, CEO and founder of BucketGolf, joins host Colin Weston to share the story of his creation
[Listen | More 'The ModGolf Podcast' episodes]
> Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry rally to win Zurich Classic team event in a playoff
[Brett Martel | Associated Press | Read]
> Hannah Green wins LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship for 2nd straight year
[Associated Press | Read]
> Brendan Steele wins LIV Golf Adelaide tournament from fast-finishing Louis Oosthuizen
[Associated Press | Read]
> Stephen Ames celebrates 60th birthday with successful title defense in Mitsubishi Electric Classic
[Associated Press | Read]
"How little do they see what really is, who frame their hasty judgment upon that which seems."
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Trevor Dormer retained to reimagine Nebraska’s Old Dane; Craig & Coyne refurbish South Carolina’s The Fort Club
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MAY
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JUNE
17-19: IAGTO North America Golf Tourism Convention,
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JULY
29-31: PGA Buying Summit, Frisco, Texas | Info
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